The chef cook and his daughter A daughter complained to her father about life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of struggling. It seemed that as soon as oneproblem was solved, a new one arose. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots withwater and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. Inone he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last heplaced ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying aword.The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, wondering what hewas doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out andplaced them a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in abowl. Turning to her he asked. What do you see?Carrots, eggs, and coffee, she replied. He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and breakit. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She smiled as she tasted itsrich aroma.She said, Whats the point?He explained that each of the items had faced the same adversity -boiling water - but each reacted differently.The carrot went in strong and hard. But after being subjected to theboiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquidinterior. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside becamehardened.The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in theboiling water, they had changed the water.Which are you? he asked his daughter. When adversity knocks on yourdoor, how do you respond? Do you become weak, like a carrot, hard on theinside, like an egg, or do you change the circumstances, like the coffee beans?Lesson: There are different ways to react to hardship. Dont be weak or suppress things - change circumstances from within.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:09:33 +0000
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